Russian President Putin meets with North Korean foreign minister
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, the Kremlin said.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin praised the growing bilateral relationship between Russia and North Korea during the meeting.
Peskov said Putin also thanked North Korea's leadership and people once again for their support during the war in Ukraine.
"Putin conveyed his warmest greetings to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The North Korean foreign minister thanked him for the kind words and said Kim Jong Un had recently reaffirmed his commitment to comprehensively advancing North Korea's relations with Russia," Peskov said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov also attended the meeting. (ILKHA)
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